福建省永春县第一中学学年高二英语暑假作业4.docx

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福建省永春县第一中学学年高二英语暑假作业4

英语暑假练习四

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共105分）

第一部分听力理解（共两节，30分）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WelovecyclinginChinaandthinkyouwilltoo!

Chinaisfullofsurprisesandyouwillbeamazedwithwhatyouwillfindhere.

WhybicycleinChina?

Withtheworld'slargestpopulationandlargestcyclingpopulation,cyclinginChinaisatreattothoseofuswhogrewupstrappedintotheseatofacar.Weconsiderthebicycletheperfectmeansoftransportationsinceitallowsthebodytokeeppacewiththemind.We’llhelpyouplanawonderfulbicycletourinChinaasfollows.

PrivateandSmalltoursareallwedo.

Weofferprivatetoursofsmallgroups.Thisallowstouriststostopanytimeatinterestingvillages,ortakingphotoswithouthavingtobeconcernedabout"keepingupwiththegroup."Thisisbecausebicycletouringcanbedoneatyourownpaceandstyle,whichwillgreatlyincreaseyourexperienceinChina.

BeginnersWelcome

Fortheuninitiated,weofferprivateintroductorycyclingtoursthatwillteachyouwhatyouneedtoknowtosuccessfullytourinChina,oranywhereelseyoumaybeinterestedingoing.Wewillteachyouthepropercyclingtechniques;adjustyourbikesoitbestfitsyou.AlsowewillteachyouthebasicsofsurvivalChinesesothatyoucangetnecessaryhelpfromthelocalsonyourown.

Choosewhatyoulike-Nobike?

Noproblem!

GettingabikeinChinaiseasy.Mountainbikesarereadilyavailableatreasonablecosts.Wecanadviseonequipmentorprovideitforyou.WanttoexperienceChinafromabicycle,buthatetopedaling（踏）allday?

Perhapsanelectricbikewouldberightforyou.Electricbikesarereadilyavailableandcantravelupto80kilometersonasinglecharge.Justletusknowyourneeds.

21.Theunderlinedpart“theuninitiated”（inParagraph4）mostprobablymeans“______”.

A.theexperiencedB.thebeginnersC.thesurvivalD.thelocals

22.WhatisgoodforbicycletouringinChina?

A.Gettingnecessaryhelpfromthelocals.

B.Adjustingyourbiketoitsbest.

C.LearningsomebasicsurvivalChinese.

D.Pedalingabikealldaylong.

23.Thispassageisprobablytakenfroma（n）______.

A.advertisementB.reportC.textbookD.newspaper

B

Formanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefightingalongwar,butyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneighboringcountries,theparent-teenwarisaboutboundaries:

WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontrolandwhatyoudo?

Bothsideswantpeace,butneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpart,thisisbecauseneitheriswillingtoadmitanyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents’pointofview,theonlycauseoftheirfightistheiradolescents’completeunreasonableness.Andofcourse,theteensseeitinexactlythesameway,exceptoppositely.Bothfeeltrapped.

Inthisarticle.I’lldescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsandthensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelsoverunimportantthings.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen’shair,thecleanlinessofthebedroom,thepreferredstyleofclothing,thechild’sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschool,orhistendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Second,blaming.Thegoalofablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,needingtoberight,Itdoesn’tmatterwhatthetopicis–politics.,thelawsofphysics,ortheproperwaytobreakanegg–thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandtheotherpersoniswrong,forbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority—someonewhoactuallyknowssomething—andthereforetocommandrespect.Unfortunately,aslongasparentsandteenscontinuetoassumethattheyknowmorethantheother,they’llcontinuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.

24.Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparent-teenwartoaborderconflict?

A.Bothcancontinueforgenerations.

B.Neitherhasanyclearwinner

C.Neithercanbeputtoanend

D.Bothareaboutwheretodrawtheline

25.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?

A.Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.

B.Theteensagreewiththeirparentsonthecauseoftheconflict

C.Theteenscausetheirparentsofmisleadingthem

D.Theteenstendtohaveafullunderstandingoftheirparents

26.Parentsandteenswanttoberightbecausetheywantto________.

A.giveorderstotheother

B.knowmorethantheother

C.gettheothertobehaveproperly

D.gainrespectfromtheother

27.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Causesfortheparent–teenconflicts

B.Solutionsfortheparent–teenproblems

C.Examplesoftheparent–teenwar.

D.Futureoftheparent-teenrelationship

C

Theywearthelatestfashionswiththemostup-to-dateaccessorise（配饰）.Yetthesearenotgirlsintheirteensortwentiesbutwomenintheirsixtiesandseventies.Agenerationwhichwouldonceonlywearold-fashionedclothesisnowfavouringthesamehighstreetlookswornbythosehalftheirage.

ProfessorJuliaTwigg,asocialpolicyexpert,said,“Womenover75arenowshoppingforclothesmorefrequentlythantheydidwhentheywereyounginthe1960s.Inthe1960sbuyingacoatforawomanwasaseriousmatter.Itwasanexpensiveitemthattheywouldpurchaseonlyeverythreeorfouryears—nowyoucanpickoneupatthesupermarketwheneveryouwishto.Fashionisalotcheaperandpeoplegettiredofthingsmorequickly.”

ProfessorTwigganalysedfamilyexpenditure（支出）dataandfoundthatwhilethepercentageofspendingonclothesandshoesbywomenhadstayedaroundthesame—at5or6percentofspending—theamountofclothesboughthadrisensharply.

Theprofessorsaid,“Clothesarenow70percentcheaperthantheywereinthe1960sbecauseofthehugeexpansionofproductionintheFarEast.Inthe1960sLeedswastheheartoftheBritishfashionindustryandthatwaswheremostoftheclothescamefrom,butnowalmostallofourclothesaresourcedelsewhere.Everyoneisbuyingmoreclothesbutingeneralwearenotspendingmoremoneyonthem.”

FashiondesignerAngelaBarnard,whorunsherownfashionbusinessinLondon,saidolderwomenweremuchmoreaffectedbycelebrity（名流）stylethaninpreviousyears.

Shesaid,“WhenpeopleseestarssuchasJudiDenchandHelenMirrenlookingattractiveandfashionableintheirsixties,theywanttofollowthem.Olderwomenaremuchmoreawareofcelebrities.There’salsotheboominTVprogrammesshowingpeoplehowtheycanchangetheirlook,andmanyofmyoldercustomersdoyogatostayinshapewellintheirfifties.WhenIstartedmybusinessafewyearsago,myoldercustomerstendedtobeveryrich,butnowtheyarewhatIwouldcallordinarywomen.Myownmotheris61andshewearsthelatestfashionsinawayshewouldneverhavedonetenyearsago.”

28.ProfessorTwiggfoundthat,comparedwiththe1960s,_______.

A.thespendingonclotheshasincreasedby5%or6%

B.thepriceofclotheshasgenerallyfallenby70%

C.peoplespend30%lessthantheydidonclothes

D.theamountofchothesboughthasrisenby5%or6%

29.Whatcanwelearnaboutoldwomenintermsoffashion？

A.Theyarenowmoreeasilyinfluencedbystars.

B.Theyareoftenignoredbyfashiondesigners.

C.Theyareregardedaspioneersinthelatestfashion.

D.Theyaremoreinterestedinclothesbecauseoftheiroldage.

30.Itcanbeconcludedthatoldwomentendtowearthelatestfashionstodaymainlybecause_______.

A.theygettiredofthingsmorequickly

B.TVshowsteachthemhowtochangetheirlook

C.theyareinmuchbettershapenow

D.clothesaremuchcheaperthanbefore

31.Whichisthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?

A.TheMoreFashionable,theLessExpensive

B.UnexpectedChangesinFashion

C.AgeIsNoBarrierforFashionFans

D.BoomoftheBritishFashionIndustry

D

Youmayhaveexperiencedthefrustrationofreceivingaparkingfineorfindingyourcartowedaway（拖走）afterleavingitparkedforacoupleofminutes．

Butnowahigh—techcarstickercouldhelpmotoristsavoidsuchasituation—byallowingatrafficwarden（管理员）togetintouchwiththem．Carownerscanbuythestickerandplaceitinsidetheircar’swindscreen，havingsetitupwithvitalinformation，suchastheirphonenumber．Theslimdesignwillincludeasensorthatwillsendatextmessagewarningadriveraboutacomingfinewhentouchedbyatrafficwarden．Themessagewillaskthemtomovetheircarimmediately．Thedrivercouldthentypeareplyforthewardenusingtheirsmartphone,whichwillappearonthesticker’sscreen．Theymaychoosetowritesomethingalongthelinesof“backintwominutes”inabidtoavoidafine．Frankfurt-basedITconsultant，DanielKalliontzis，cameupwiththeideaandisraisingfundsonIndiegogotoputhistickerintoproduction．

Thesmartstickersystemwillrelyonthegoodwilloftrafficwardensandcritically，aGermanlaw．Thelawstates：

“Anofficerhastochoosethemostefficientandinexpensivewayforthecarownertoremovethevehicle．”Itcouldbecheaperfortheauthoritiestocontactthedriverthantotowhiscar．

Atthetimeofwriting，MrKalliontzishasraisedjustover￡3，000ofhis￡50，000goalonIndiegogo．Ifhemanagestoraisethemoney，thestickerswillbeshippedinJune2015．Butitappearsthatcarownersusingthesmartsystemcouldgetsomeunnecessarywarningmessages,becauseanyonecouldtouchthesmartsticker．

32．Thefirstparagraphisintendedto____.

A．highlig